Zion Hill Baptist Church marks 150th anniversary (5/24/2023) - Gloucester’s Zion Hill Baptist Church rang to the rafters with joyful music on Sunday in celebration of the church’s 150th anniversary. Led by the powerful JBC Choir of Hampton Roads,… …
Church Mother (5/24/2023) - Delores Pinkett, 92, was named First Baptist Church Mother recently. Family and friends from various states, and a niece from Italy, attended this service in her honor. Shown here, First… …Church summer camps and activities 2023 (5/24/2023) - Saturday, June 3 CHRISTIAN OPEN MIC: Joel Emerson will host Sing for the King from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at 4737 Piney Swamp Road, Hayes. This open mic event… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/17/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, announced that diapers and wipes are being collected this month to benefit… …
Blessing of the Fields (5/17/2023) - St. James On-the-Glebe’s Blessing of the Fields took place on Rogation Sunday. The season of Rogationtide has been characterized by asking God’s blessing on the spring planting, as a reminder… …Mercy Ships co-founders to speak at LightHouse (5/17/2023) - Don and Deyon Stephens, co-founders of Mercy Ships, will be speaking at the 10 a.m. service this Sunday, May 21, at LightHouse in Hayes. There will be an opportunity to… …
Feast of the Ascension (5/17/2023) - Episcopal churches of Gloucester and Mathews will sponsor a service of Lessons and Hymns to celebrate the Feast of the Ascension today, Thursday, May 18, at Ware Episcopal Church on… …Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/10/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Both… …
Thanking the staff (5/10/2023) - The pastor of Zion Poplars Baptist Church, Gloucester, presented plaques to the administrative staff on Sunday thanking them for their dedication. Shown here from left are Pastor Ronald W. Gayle… …
UUFR speaker to address ‘Life After Death’ (5/10/2023) - Cliff Schelling will present “Life After Death” to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 366 James Wharf Road, White Stone. Cliff is a former… …
National Day of Prayer (5/10/2023) - A number of Mathews County residents, including some pastors and county employees, met around the flagpole last Thursday, May 4, on the National Day of Prayer, to pray for the… …NNO concludes season with ‘Too Hot to Handel’ (5/3/2023) - The Northern Neck Orchestra will perform an all-Baroque concert featuring a gospel version of Handel’s Messiah and classic works by Bach to conclude its 2022-2023 season on Saturday, May 20,… …
Services and other activities announced by local churches (5/3/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Both… …
Handbell Consort to perform Sunday at Bethany UMC (5/3/2023) - The George Nelson Memorial Concert Series will present a concert by the Virginia Handbell Consort at 4 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary of Bethany United Methodist Church, Gloucester Point. The… …
‘Sing for the King’ to be held Saturday (5/3/2023) - “Sing for the King,” a Christian open mic event, will be held from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the Hayes home of Joel Emerson (4737 Piney Swamp Road). This event is… …Services and other activities announced by local churches (4/26/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Both… …
Rising Valley Baptist hosts reunion for Brooks School (4/26/2023) - Earlier this month, a gathering was held at Gloucester’s Rising Valley Baptist Church to remember the historical Brooks Memorial School and honor a group of students who attended the primary… …
Ladies’ tea (4/26/2023) - The Catholic community of the Church of Francis de Sales, Mathews, hosted the third annual Ladies’ Tea Luncheon on Saturday, April 15. More than 70 attendees were present for a… …
Covenant Partners (4/26/2023) - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, received 16 people as Covenant Partners on Sunday. Pictured, from left, are Phyllis and George Koos, Crystal Appleby, Jim Ruff, Jason and Erika Alderman, Randy… …Services and other activities announced by local churches (4/19/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold one Holy Eucharist service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The service… …
Family Fun Night (4/19/2023) - Beulah United Methodist Church, New Point, held a Family Fun Night on April 14. An Easter Egg Hunt was held with 900 eggs being hidden. Pictured from left, first row,… …
Baptism (4/19/2023) - Church of the Living Word, Hayes, held a baptism on Sunday. Pictured from left are Evangelist Wallease Burnell, DeJane Woodhouse and Minister Gary W. Minerve Sr. …
Recycling program (4/19/2023) - The Creation Care Team of Central United Methodist Church, Mathews, presented a program on recycling to the fifth graders of Cindy Machen’s class recently. Students, from left, Kaden Ornsby, Atticus… …
Rev. Diggs honored by Virginia Senate (4/19/2023) - The Rev. Dr. Robert A. Diggs Sr., senior pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Petersburg, who grew up in Mathews County, received a framed copy Sunday of Senate Resolution No.… …Services and other activities announced by local churches (4/12/2023) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Antioch Baptist The Rev. Julia Forrest of Antioch Baptist Church, Susan, will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday. The service… …